Kostya Kavutskiy covers week four of the US Chess League, which saw a collision of the East and West conferences. Jeffrey Xiong leads the league MVP race with 4/4 including a win vs. GM Kaufman.
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FM Ron Simpson, a beloved member of the chess community, died on Thursday September 19th after a battle with cancer. GM Ashley once said, "I wouldn't be the player I am today without him."
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IM Dean Ippolito of the Dean of Chess writes about Steve Ferrero, an active chess expert who passed away last week. The Dean of Chess will be hosting a memorial Grand Prix for Steve on December 1.
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GM Rogers talks about ten things learned from the Sinquefield Cup, including "It's Not About the Money", "US Chess fans
will pay to watch chess" & "Anand will be
the underdog at the World Champs."
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After three weeks of US Chess League action, three teams retain perfect scores: Carolina Cobras, Miami Sharks and the Dallas
Destin. Kostya Kavutskiy covers the highlights, including the "Move of the Week."
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After three rounds of the Sinquefield Cup, Nakamura leads with 2.5/3. In his round three battle vs. Carlsen, he used an unusual weapon. Read more and watch round four live on Sept 13, 2 EST.
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Find details on the 2013 Sinquefield Cup, starting on September 9th, Monday in Saint Louis and featuring World #1 Carlsen, #2 Aronian as well as the top two US players, Nakamura and Kamsky.
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Our round-up of Labor Day weekend tournaments includes the New York State, where 11-year-old Nicholas Checa (pictured) became the youngest champ. NEW: Salman Azhar on the CalChess State Open.
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